Psalms 9
1 To the chief Musician. Upon Muthlabben. A Psalm of David. I will praise Jehovah with my whole heart; I will recount all thy marvellous works.
For the chief musician; set to Muth Labben style. A psalm of David. I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart; I will tell about all your marvelous deeds.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee; I will sing forth thy name, O Most High.
I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, Most High!
3 When mine enemies turned back, they stumbled and perished at thy presence:
When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish before you.
4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause. Thou sittest on the throne, judging righteously.
For you have defended my just cause; you sit on your throne, a righteous judge!
5 Thou hast rebuked the nations, thou hast destroyed the wicked; thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
You rebuked the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name forever and ever.
6 O enemy! destructions are ended for ever. — Thou hast also destroyed cities, even the remembrance of them hath perished.
The enemy crumbled like ruins when you overthrew their cities. All remembrance of them has perished.
7 But Jehovah sitteth for ever; he hath ordained his throne for judgment.
But Yahweh remains forever; he has established his throne for justice.
8 And it is he that will judge the world with righteousness; he shall execute judgment upon the peoples with equity.
He will judge the world with righteousness, and he will execute judgment for the nations with fairness.
9 And Jehovah will be a refuge to the oppressed one, a refuge in times of distress.
Yahweh also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 And they that know thy name will confide in thee; for thou, Jehovah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Yahweh, do not abandon those who seek you.
11 Sing psalms to Jehovah who dwelleth in Zion; tell among the peoples his doings.
Sing praises to Yahweh, who rules in Zion; tell the nations what he has done.
12 For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them; the cry of the afflicted ones hath he not forgotten.
For the God who avenges bloodshed remembers; he does not forget the cry of the oppressed.
13 Be gracious unto me, O Jehovah; consider mine affliction from them that hate me, lifting me up from the gates of death:
Have mercy on me, Yahweh; see how I am oppressed by those who hate me, you who can snatch me from the gates of death.
14 That I may declare all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. I will be joyful in thy salvation.
Oh, that I might proclaim all your praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in your salvation!
15 The nations are sunk down in the pit [that] they made; in the net that they hid is their own foot taken.
The nations have sunk down into the pit that they made; their feet are caught in the net that they hid.
16 Jehovah is known [by] the judgment he hath executed: the wicked is ensnared in the work of his own hands. (Higgaion, Selah)
Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked is ensnared by his own actions. (Selah)
The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol, all the nations that forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 For the needy one shall not be forgotten alway; the hope of the meek shall not perish for ever.
For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor will the hope of the oppressed be forever dashed.
19 Arise, Jehovah; let not man prevail: let the nations be judged in thy sight.
Arise, Yahweh; do not let man win against you; may the nations be judged in your sight.
20 Put them in fear, Jehovah: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. (Selah)
Terrify them, Yahweh; may the nations know that they are mere men. (Selah)
